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Your Trusted Partner for Counseling and Therapy Services
At Todd Harvey, MFT, we specialize in transforming relationships and healing emotional wounds through evidence-based therapeutic approaches. With over two decades of experience in marriage and family therapy, our practice focuses on empowering individuals and couples to overcome trauma, anxiety, depression, and relational challenges. We utilize advanced modalities such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with a 75-90% success rate for couples, EMDR for trauma resolution, and Re-Creation of the Self therapy for deep personal transformation.Our team combines clinical expertise with compassionate guidance, offering tailored solutions for attachment wounds, PTSD, and communication breakdowns. As a licensed therapist with specialized training from leading institutions, we prioritize creating safe, empathetic spaces where clients can explore vulnerabilities and develop practical tools for lasting change. Our commitment to continuous professional development ensures clients receive cutting-edge care aligned with the latest neuroscience and psychological research.
Services
Couples Counseling
Pre-Marital Counseling
EMDR Trauma Therapy
Individual Therapy
Attachment Wound Treatment
Anxiety/Depression Counseling
Couples Boot Camp
Depth Couples Counseling
Trauma Recovery
Emotion Focused Therapy
Highlights and features
- Specialized in EFT couples therapy with 75-90% success rates
- Certified in EMDR for effective trauma and PTSD treatment
- Expertise in attachment wound healing through specialized modalities
- Combines 20+ years of clinical experience with ongoing professional training
- Offers practical tools for immediate relationship improvements
Services
Couples Counseling
Specialized therapy for couples struggling with communication issues, recurring conflicts, and emotional disconnection. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), we help partners break negative interaction patterns and rebuild secure attachments. Our approach addresses pre-marital concerns, infidelity recovery, and trauma-related relationship challenges through structured, research-backed interventions.
EMDR Trauma Therapy
Evidence-based treatment for PTSD and trauma using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This therapy helps clients process distressing memories and reduce hyper-vigilant symptoms through bilateral stimulation techniques. Sessions focus on reprocessing traumatic experiences while maintaining client safety and emotional regulation throughout the healing process.
Individual Therapy
Tailored mental health treatment addressing anxiety, depression, and relational challenges through Re-Creation of the Self therapy. We help clients identify and transform maladaptive behavioral patterns rooted in early life experiences while developing practical tools for emotional regulation and improved self-worth through both in-person and online sessions.
Pre-Marital Counseling
Proactive relationship guidance for engaged couples focusing on communication skills, conflict resolution, and expectation alignment. Using structured assessments and therapeutic interventions, we help couples establish healthy relationship patterns and address potential future challenges before marriage through both in-person and virtual sessions.
Attachment Wound Healing
Specialized treatment for early-life attachment trauma using Hakomi and Re-Creation of the Self methodologies. This therapy addresses anxious or avoidant attachment patterns through mindful awareness exercises and corrective emotional experiences, helping clients develop healthier relational patterns and improved emotional regulation capabilities.
People
Todd Harvey
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed MFT with 20+ years experience specializing in couples therapy, trauma treatment, and attachment theory. Trained in EMDR, EFT, and Re-Creation of the Self therapy. Holds advanced degrees from UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University. Creator of Couples Boot Camp and founder of Bay Area Couples Counseling.
Questions
What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and how does it work?
EFT is a structured approach to couples therapy that identifies and transforms negative interaction patterns. Through three stages, we help couples re-establish emotional bonds by addressing attachment needs and creating new relationship dynamics that reduce conflict and improve connection.
How does EMDR therapy help with trauma recovery?
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to process traumatic memories stored in the brain. This evidence-based method helps reduce hyper-vigilant symptoms and PTSD by reprocessing distressing experiences while maintaining emotional regulation, typically showing improvement within 4-12 sessions for single-incident traumas.
What happens during pre-marital counseling sessions?
Sessions focus on communication skills, expectation alignment, and conflict resolution strategies. We use structured assessments to identify relationship strengths and potential challenges, helping couples establish healthy patterns and create shared strategies for future problem-solving before marriage.
How do you work with therapy-resistant partners?
As a male therapist with personal experience, I create safe spaces that respect resistance while demonstrating therapy's value. Through strategic interventions and non-judgmental guidance, I help reluctant partners experience tangible relationship improvements that encourage continued participation in the therapeutic process.
What makes your approach to individual therapy unique?
We combine Re-Creation of the Self therapy with attachment-focused techniques to address both current symptoms and underlying patterns. This approach helps clients access empowered states of being while addressing trauma and attachment wounds through both cognitive and somatic interventions.
